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dates and invoked Allah for His Blessings. (See SahIh Al-BukhârI,
HadIth No. 3580).
11. Speaking of the wolf: It has been written that a wolf also spoke to
one of the Companions of the Prophet .LJ 4o 41 . near Al-MadIna,
as narrated in Musnad of Ahmad, Vol.3, Musnad Abi Saeed Al-
Khudri. Narrated Abi Saeed Al-Khudri ,.: (While a shepherd
was amongst his sheep) suddenly a wolf attacked a sheep and took it
away. The shepherd chased the wolf and took back the sheep. The
wolf sat on its tail and addressed the shepherd saying: "Be afraid of
Allah, you have taken the provision from me which Allah gave me."
The shepherd said: "What an amazing thing! A wolf sitting on its tail
speaks to me in the language of a human being." The wolf said:
"Shall I tell you something more amazing than this? There is
Muhammad ..L_...J ,L. (the Messenger of Allah) in Yathrib (Al-
Madina) informing the people about the news of the past." Then the
shepherd proceeded (towards Al-MadIna) driving his sheep till he
entered Al-MadIna (city), cornered his sheep to one side and came to
Allah's Messenger (Muhammad)
Lo and informed the
whole story. Allah's Messenger ordered for the proclamation of a
congregational prayer (*.tir %. ), then he ,.Lj
came out and
asked the shepherd to inform the people (about his story) and he
informed them. Then Allah's Messenger 4 it L. said: "He (the
shepherd) has spoken the truth. By Him (Allah) in Whose Hands my
soul is, the Day of Resurrection will not be established till beasts of
prey ( _... ) speak to the human beings, and the stick lash and the
shoe-laces of a person speak to him and his thigh informs him about
his family as to what happened to them after him. [Musnad of
Ahmad, Vol.3, MusnadAbi SaeedAl-Khudri].
12. The Mi 'râj: The Ascent of the Prophet to the heavens.
(See SahIh Al-BukhârI, HadIth No. 349 and HadIth No.3887).